I don't get the part of it - why irritate your nearest

Posted on: March 4, 2025 at 08:51:58 CT

neighbors, unless it's a personal thing because he doesn't like their leaders? There's a big trade imbalance with Canada that was spurred by....Trump's energy plan in his first term. The trade deficit increased dramatically and then began to recede over the next 4 years.

With Mexico, who knows? I'm not sure he gets along with their leader and I know he thinks that he can pressure them on the immigration/crime/drug front by using tariffs as a pressure point. Maybe that's it.